Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This 6,000 page reference center is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Mary Frances Berry (1938- )
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Hattie McDaniel (1895-1952)
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Craig Anthony Washington (1941- )
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Elizabeth Thorn Scott Flood (1828-1867)

Explore Global African History

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Dalit Panther Movement (1972-1977)
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The Chota Valley, Ecuador (1533- )
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Praia, Cape Verde (1615- )
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Beta Israel

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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Black Lives Matter: The Growth of a New Social Justice Movement
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From Slave to Litigant: African Americans in Court in the Post-Civil War South
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The Harlem Renaissance in the American West
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Beatrice Morrow Cannady and the Struggle for Civil Rights in Oregon, 1912-1936

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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